Patrick, did you pack that chute? http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,408761,00.html
Carol Evans, test manager for the parachute system said, "A failure of set-up parachutes is actually one of the most common occurrences in this sort of test." Well, thank heaven it's no more serious than that. I'm sure future astronauts are just tickled that it's such a common failure. You gotta love bureaucrats. Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of diveboss@xmission.com Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 4:25 PM To: Utah-Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Ooops! Patrick, did you pack that chute? http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,408761,00.html _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://gallery.utahastronomy.com Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.6/1627 - Release Date: 8/22/2008 6:48 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.6/1627 - Release Date: 8/22/2008 6:48 AM
The test parachutes will not be used on space flights. The purpose of the test chutes is to get the capsule in the orientation it would be in during a real reentry. Once that happens they are jettisoned and the real recovery system takes over. patrick On 22 Aug 2008, at 16:39, Kim A. Hyatt wrote:
Carol Evans, test manager for the parachute system said, "A failure of set-up parachutes is actually one of the most common occurrences in this sort of test." Well, thank heaven it's no more serious than that. I'm sure future astronauts are just tickled that it's such a common failure. You gotta love bureaucrats.
Kim
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of diveboss@xmission.com Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 4:25 PM To: Utah-Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Ooops!
Patrick, did you pack that chute?
Let's see, I've made about 455 jumps over 40+ years and only one malfunction (and that one was when I had a "brilliant" idea to modify the deployment system <duh!>) so I think my record is pretty good. LOL patrick
Looks like they were trying to land it on it's nose. ;) I would think the big, heavy end should land first. ;) Quoting Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com>:
The test parachutes will not be used on space flights.
The purpose of the test chutes is to get the capsule in the orientation it would be in during a real reentry. Once that happens they are jettisoned and the real recovery system takes over.
patrick
On 22 Aug 2008, at 16:39, Kim A. Hyatt wrote:
Carol Evans, test manager for the parachute system said, "A failure of set-up parachutes is actually one of the most common occurrences in this sort of test." Well, thank heaven it's no more serious than that. I'm sure future astronauts are just tickled that it's such a common failure. You gotta love bureaucrats.
Kim
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of diveboss@xmission.com Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 4:25 PM To: Utah-Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Ooops!
Patrick, did you pack that chute?
Let's see, I've made about 455 jumps over 40+ years and only one malfunction (and that one was when I had a "brilliant" idea to modify the deployment system <duh!>) so I think my record is pretty good. LOL
patrick
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